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The Flash series lowdown

Based on characters from DC’s The Flash.

After the S.T.A.R. Labs Particle Accelerator explosion, a dark matter lightning storm strikes Central City C.S.I. Barry Allen. This bestows him with super-human speed. For now, only a few close friends and associates know that Barry is literally the fastest man alive. However it won’t be long before the world learns that Barry Allen has become… The Flash.